Introduction. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that between 1 039 000 and 1 185 000 people in the USA are infected with HIV, and approximately 75% are aware of their infection and 25% are not.
February 18, 2010 â Editor's note: Pediatric respiratory emergencies result from a variety of causes, including chronic medical conditions, infections, allergic reactions, and obstruction from foreign bodies.
Note: This syndrome is different from pulmonary hypoplasia, another essential cause of neonatal death which involves respiratory distress. Infant respiratory distress syndrome is among the most common medical conditions which occur when premature babies are involved and especially in those born severely premature. A respiratory distress syndrome is the name of a breathing difficulty found under the age of 28 days for a baby born at term. This medical condition prevents the baby from breathing normally and occurs basically in those who don`t have their lungs sufficiently developed.